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Tasmanian school party turns to tragedy

08:21 am on 17 December 2021

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An end-of-school-year celebration has turned into an unspeakable tragedy in Tasmania.

Five children are dead and four others in hospital after a freak gust of wind blew a bouncy castle into the air at Hillcrest Primary School.

The children fell from a height of 10 metres.

ABC Hobart reporter Alexandra Humphries spoke to Guyon Espiner.